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Robbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear.

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Stick-Up
"Stick-Up" is the 1971 follow up single to The Honey Cone's #1 pop and R&B hit "Want Ads". The song hit #1 on the R&B charts for two weeks and reached #11 on the Hot 100.

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Stick-Up!
Stick-Up! is an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, released on the Blue Note label in 1968. The album is Hutcherson's first without drummer Joe Chambers. Five of the six tracks are Hutcherson compositions, with the exception being Ornette Coleman's "Una Muy Bonita".

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stick up

Verb
1. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
(synonym) hold up
(hypernym) rob
(hyponym) mug
(entail) assail, assault, set on, attack
(derivation) armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
(classification) crime, law-breaking
2. defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"
(synonym) stand up
(hypernym) defend, support, fend for


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stick up
sterczeć do góry

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stick up
rob with a gun A man with a gun tried to stick up my mother when I was a child.

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stick up
Synonyms and related words:
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